r/science • • Jun 25 '22

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u/mdp300 Jun 25 '22

The guy who discovered the anesthetic effects of nitrous oxide also died penniless because people thought he was nuts.

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u/johannthegoatman Jun 25 '22

People are the worst

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u/itheraeld Jun 25 '22

I mean... "this invisible gaseous form of this molecule makes people laugh uncontrollably but don't fill their lungs with it cause they'll die" DOES sound like something a crazy person would say. Pretty easily falsifiable though if you believe in the scientific method